Basari_language_(Guinea)

Bassari language

Bassari language

Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea

Not to be confused with Bassari language (Togo).

Basari, or Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Bassari people.

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Writing system

This is the writing system of Senegal:

Bassari alphabet
ABƁCD ƊEËFG HIJKL MNÑŊO PRSŜT UWYƳ
abɓcd ɗeëfg hijkl mnñŋo prsŝt uwyƴ
  • ĥ, ŵ, ŷ, or h̃, w̃, ỹ are the consonants h, w, y nasalised.[2]
  • When vowels e and o are open, they have the acute accent: é, ó.

This is the writing system of Guinea, which uses the Guinean languages alphabet:

Bassari alphabet (Guinea)
ABƁCDƊƎEƐFGGwHHwIJɈKKwLMNNbNdNgNgwNjƝŊŊwOƆPRSƩTUVWYƳ
abɓcdɗǝeɛfggwhhwijɉkkwlmnnbndngngwnjɲŋŋwoɔprsʃtuvwyƴ

References

  1. [1]
    Basari at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    "ScriptSource - Error - Writing System Not Found".


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